Merlin V. "Slim" SEEL

Age 83 of Brook Park Slim was born in Middleport, OH on 12 June 1936 to Pastor J. Lester and Edna (Deal) Seel. After graduation from Wells High in Newell, WV, he joined the Navy, and went to Great Lakes Naval Training Station for electronics schooling. He was assigned to the ship, USS Kleinsmith. Slim married Marilyn Snow on November 22, 1957. In 1977, Slim moved with his family to Minnesota where he continued his career with Honeywell, as the Director of Production at the Honeywell Stinson-Ridgeway production plant. In the late 1990s, Slim started attending Salem Lutheran of Oxford, Minnesota. For the next thirteen years on and off, he preached at the "little church in the woods". Slim married Kay Rohrer on 3 Jan 2007. Slim developed Alzheimer's in 2008 and put up a brave fight, but it progressed. He died alone at a hospital from Covid-19 on May 18, 2020. Slim is survived by his wife, Kay, his children: Debbie (Colin III) MacKenzie of Tignall, Georgia; Rhonda (Paul) Martin of North Port, Florida; Karen (David) Diers of Las Vegas, Nevada; Mark (Erin) Seel of Fridley, Minnesota; and Michelle (Darren) Anderson of New Brighton, Minnesota.; stepchildren; Samantha (Jason) Dinville and Adam (Niki) Rohrer. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, five step-children, and four great-grandchildren. A "home-going" service will be held 12 noon on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Salem Lutheran of Oxford, (26950 Furman St NE) North Branch, Minnesota. Visitation from 10:30 a.m. until noon followed by interment in church cemetery. Luncheon to follow. Grandstrand Funeral Home www.grandstrandfh.com